Nobby Quest for sale, Whitehaven

This is Quest – a 32ft nobby built in 1902 by HE Dalrymple and currently at Whitehaven – and she needs a new owner in a hurry due to some sad circumstances, and she’s in danger of being broken up. Contact me at gmatkin@gmail.com and I’ll put you on to the owner.

Ben Crawshaw’s book about cruising the Mediterranean in a craft made using free boat plans

The Running Tide – Gavin Atkin’s online album of songs for singing sailors

A new magazine: Classic Sailor

Classic Sailor is a new magazine about traditional and classic boats from ex-Classic Boat editor Dan Houston and colleagues that promises rather more coverage of the traditional craft around our coast. I think we should wish them well... Find out more here.

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Boatbuilding help available

Our Faversham-based friend Alan Thorne can help with boatbuilding projects - constructing to plans in very tidy stitch-and-glue or more traditional techniques. Contact him by email at ajthorne3@hotmail.com or phone 07865 091155